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ausculture newsletter April 2003

Welcome to Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal Newsletter for April 2003

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The Easter Bilby is just around the corner and our article about Easter will put you in the picture about Easter and its traditions. Come and see the article at http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/easter.

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On 25 April every year Australians commemorate Anzac Day. Our article about Anzac Day at http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/anzac will let you know the significance of the day for both Australians and New Zealanders alike.

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The 2003 Archibald Prize winner has been announced! Our article The Archibald Prize - Australia's premier portraiture award gives an overview of this year's winners and a history of the Prize at http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/archibald/.

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Snippets from our What's New page for April 2003 http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/

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Archibald Prize 2003
The 2003 Archibald Prize exhibition is on from 22 March - 25 May 2003. This year's winner is Geoffrey Dyer with his portrait of Richard Flanagan. Jan Williamson with her portrait of actor Rachel Ward has won the Packing Room Prize.

Starting in 1921, J F Archibald intended the Prize to foster portraiture, support artists and celebrating the memory of great Australians. The Archibald is one of Australia's most celebrated arts awards and this year the Prize is to be joined by the new Australian Photographic Portrait Prize, along with the more familiar Wynne and Sulman Prizes.
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Thirroul Seaside & Arts Festival
The 12th annual Thirroul Seaside & Arts Festival is on from 4 - 6 April 2003. It promises to be filled with lots of fun activities and events! Some of the activities include: the Art Prize & Exhibition; the Artists' Trail showcasing the creative talent in the Northern Illawarra; Art in the Shops; the Exhibition Walk; On the Shore which shows award winning sculptures on exhibition at the beach; heaps of kids' activities; the Faces of the North photographic exhibition; and, Cartoons and Caricatures.
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The Future of the Book conference
From Creator to Consumer in a Digital Age, the international conference on The Future of the Book will be held from 22 - 24 April 2003 in Cairns, Queensland. Some themes explored are: An Enduring Information Architecture?; New Technologies of the Book; Transforming the Book Business; and Changing the Work of the Writer.
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Sarah Fitz-Gerald
The Australian Squash Champion and Australian Athlete of the Year 2003, Sarah Fitz-Gerald, has a website which explores her career highlights, profile, biography, and latest news on her sporting progress among many other features. Come along and have a look at the Sarah Fitz-Gerald website at http://www.sarahfitz-gerald.com/.

Cathy Freeman
Cathy Freeman is one of Australia's most admired and respected athletes and an Australian icon. Come and visit the Official Cathy Freeman Website at http://www.cathyfreeman.com.au/. It features Cathy's story, her schedule, a What's New page and lots of different things for her fans such as photo albums, articles, interviews and race results.
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For further details of these and other Australian cultural and recreational news items visit our regularly updated What's New page at http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/news/.

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OZeCulture Conference 2003 - Register now!
Come and register for OZeCulture 2003: culture with byte! conference at http://www.ozeculture.com/.

This is the third annual OZeCulture conference of culture, new media and ebusiness and it will take place at the Brisbane Powerhouse from 29 - 31 July 2003.

It will feature Australian and international speakers on a broad range of topics related to the creation of art using digital media and to the use of digital media and the Internet to promote and distribute cultural products and services.

Increasingly the use of digital media and web-based technology in the cultural sector is becoming more sophisticated. To help the sector address these issues, in addition to the broad theme outlined above, the 2003 conference will focus on:
* the uses of digital media and the Internet for cultural purposes in regional and rural areas
* expanding and developing new audiences and markets, both international and domestic, for Australian cultural content through digital media and the Internet, and
* the relationship between cultural organisations and artists producing digital content and using the Internet and the 'creative digital content industries', such as interactive multimedia, digital film and television production and post-production, digital video arts production, computer and online games, design and advertising and educational content production.

There will be an associated trade fair showcasing companies with products and services suitable for cultural organisations working with the web or digital media.

The conference will provide many opportunities - structured, informal and social - to hear about the latest experiences of use of the web by cultural organisations and artists and to meet and discuss developments with colleagues working in this exciting and crucial area.

Visit the conference website at http://www.ozeculture.com/ for more details.

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